HIGH
Buffer overflow in the vpnclient program for UNIX VPN Client before 3.5.2 allows local users to gain administrative privileges via a long profile name in a connect argument
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
Buffer overflow in the vpnclient program for UNIX VPN Client before 3.5.2 allows local users to gain administrative privileges via a long profile name in a connect argument.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.46% 0.01459
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01459
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 72.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 70.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 59.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9376.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277653 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://sec.angrypacket.com/advisories/0002_AP.vpnclient.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-unix-vpnclient-buffer-overflow-pub.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9376.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5056 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 1, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 5, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1447
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a